The contest ran between February and May of this year and attracted nearly 90 submissions – articles and video reports produced, published, and broadcast during the period July 2014 - May 2015. Out of...

When they came back this spring from their winter refuge in Africa, they settled in their nest. The two storks were not aware that during their absence there was an endeavor to ensure they would have their...

In the Andes of South America and across the mountains of Central Asia, the glaciers are receding. As temperatures continue to warm, their melting will bring more water to farms and cities earlier in the...

The residents in the cities and communities around Kosovo A, the country’s 50-year-old coal-fired power station, will no longer be exposed to periodic clouds of fine ash particles after the practice of...

Snow leopards are in trouble - and only humans can help. One of the most exotic and elusive “big cat” species known to mankind, snow leopards are facing extinction due to a variety of factors, but countries...

Climate change, rapid urbanization, and subsiding land are putting the world's coastal cities at increasing risk of dangerous and costly flooding, a new study calculating future urban losses from flooding...

A few lessons in energy efficiency policy can go a long way in Europe and Central Asia, where despite improvements in the past two decades, many countries remain highly energy intensive, according to a...

For the last decade, Sudan’s oil exports helped create strong economic growth for the strife-torn country of 11 million in north-east Africa. But by the time South Sudan was created in 2011, the economy...

Forests are often described as the "lungs of the Earth," but oxygen generation is just one function they perform in their complex relationship with the atmosphere and people. They also help regulate air...

Forests have a central role to play as the world confronts the challenges of climate change, food shortages, and improved livelihoods for a growing population. If predictions prove correct, the world will...

Irina Oleinik, Communications Officer in the Minsk Office, offers this story. Even inveterate mushroom pickers and hunters give this part of the forest a wide berth. Two deep ditches surrounded by barbed...

Smoking is rife in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), where the price of a pack of cigarettes is one of the lowest in Europe and Central Asia. The country ranks number 8 in the world in terms of smokers per...

"Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided," (pdf) (eBook version) warns we’re on track for a 4°C warmer world marked by extreme heat-waves, declining global food stocks, loss of ecosystems...

In 1995, Indonesia put in place a voluntary, public disclosure scheme that encouraged firms to self-report their contributions to local water pollution. The government checked and assigned a color-coded...

The world's six largest multilateral development banks issued the following statement on June 19, 2012, about their commitment to the Rio+20 agenda for sustainable development and inclusive green growth....